Child bassinet and child care apparatus including a child bassinet installed on a playpen
A child bassinet includes a support frame supporting an enclosure, the support frame and the enclosure delimiting at least partially an interior space for receiving a child, and a playpen coupling mechanism provided on the support frame. The playpen coupling mechanism is operable to engage with and disengage from a playpen for installation and removal of the child bassinet on the playpen at different heights.
1. A child bassinet comprising:
a support frame supporting an enclosure, the support frame and the enclosure delimiting at least partially an interior space for receiving a child; and
a playpen coupling mechanism provided on the support frame and operable to engage with and disengage from a playpen for installation and removal of the child bassinet on the playpen, the playpen coupling mechanism including a first catching part and a second catching part respectively connected with the support frame at two vertically spaced-apart locations, the first catching part being engageable with a playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a first height above a bottom of the playpen, and the second catching part being engageable with the playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a second height above the bottom of the playpen that is different from the first height, wherein the second catching part is movable relative to the support frame between a first position and a second position, the first position disabling engagement of the second catching part with a playpen, and the second position allowing engagement of the second catching part with a playpen.
2. The child bassinet according to claim 1 , wherein the first catching part is disposed at a first location on the support frame, and the second catching part is disposed at a second location on the support frame below the first catching part.
3. The child bassinet according to claim 1 , wherein the first catching part is fixedly connected with the support frame.
4. The child bassinet according to claim 3 , wherein the first catching part and the second catching part protrude from the support frame in a same direction when the second catching part is in the second position.
5. The child bassinet according to claim 3 , wherein the first catching part and the second catching part respectively protrude from the support frame in two different directions when the second catching part is in the first position.
6. The child bassinet according to claim 1 , wherein the second catching part is connected with an upright frame portion of the support frame, and is movable substantially perpendicular to the upright frame portion between the first and second position.
7. The child bassinet according to claim 1 , wherein the second catching part is pivotally connected with an upright frame portion of the support frame.
8. The child bassinet according to claim 7 , wherein the second catching part is rotatable relative to the upright frame portion about a pivot axis that is substantially vertical, and has a downwardly facing surface between the pivot axis and a distal end of the second catching part, the second catching part being engageable with a playpen with the downwardly facing surface in contact with the playpen.
9. The child bassinet according to claim 7 , wherein the second catching part is rotatable relative to the upright frame portion about a pivot axis that is substantially horizontal, and has a distal end distant from the pivot axis, the second catching part being engageable with a playpen with the distal end in contact with the playpen.
10. The child bassinet according to claim 9 , wherein the upright frame portion includes a recess, the distal end of the second catching part being received in the recess in the first position and protruding outside the recess in the second position.
11. The child bassinet according to claim 1 , wherein the support frame includes an upright frame portion, and the first and second catching parts are respectively connected with the upright frame portion.
12. A child care apparatus comprising:
a playpen having an upper frame portion; and
the child bassinet according to claim 1 , installable on the upper frame portion of the playpen.
13. A child bassinet comprising:
a support frame supporting an enclosure, the support frame and the enclosure delimiting at least partially an interior space for receiving a child, the support frame including a rigid post disposed at a corner of the child bassinet; and
a playpen coupling mechanism provided on the support frame and operable to engage with and disengage from a playpen for installation and removal of the child bassinet on the playpen, the playpen coupling mechanism including a first catching part and a second catching part that are respectively connected with the rigid post at two vertically spaced-apart locations and are configurable to protrude outside the interior space of the child bassinet, the first catching part being engageable with a playpen while the second catching part remains disengaged from the playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a first height above a bottom of the playpen, and the second catching part being engageable with the playpen while the first catching part remains disengaged from the playpen for installing the child bassinet on the playpen at a second height above the bottom of the playpen that is different from the first height.
14. The child bassinet according to claim 13 , wherein the second catching part is movable relative to the rigid post between a first position and a second position, the first position disabling engagement of the second catching part with a playpen, and the second position allowing engagement of the second catching part with a playpen.
15. The child bassinet according to claim 14 , wherein the first catching part is disposed at a first location on the rigid post, and the second catching part is disposed at a second location on the rigid post below the first catching part.
16. The child bassinet according to claim 14 , wherein the first catching part is fixedly connected with the rigid post.
17. The child bassinet according to claim 16 , wherein the first catching part and the second catching part protrude from the rigid post in a same direction when the second catching part is in the second position.
18. The child bassinet according to claim 16 , wherein the first catching part and the second catching part respectively protrude from the rigid post in two different directions when the second catching part is in the first position.
19. The child bassinet according to claim 14 , wherein the second catching part is movable substantially perpendicular to the rigid post between the first and second position.
20. The child bassinet according to claim 14 , wherein the second catching part is pivotally connected with the rigid post.
21. The child bassinet according to claim 20 , wherein the second catching part is rotatable relative to the rigid post about a pivot axis that is substantially vertical, and has a downwardly facing surface between the pivot axis and a distal end of the second catching part, the second catching part being engageable with a playpen with the downwardly facing surface in contact with the playpen.
22. The child bassinet according to claim 20 , wherein the second catching part is rotatable relative to the rigid post about a pivot axis that is substantially horizontal, and has a distal end distant from the pivot axis, the second catching part being engageable with a playpen with the distal end in contact with the playpen.
23. The child bassinet according to claim 22 , wherein the rigid post includes a recess, the distal end of the second catching part being received in the recess in the first position and protruding outside the recess in the second position.
24. A child care apparatus comprising:
a playpen having an upper frame portion; and
the child bassinet according to claim 13 , installable on the upper frame portion of the playpen.